Professional Graduate School

Graduate School of Dentistry

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Graduate programs at the Department of Dentistry lead to an advanced academic degree, either the master of science (MSD) or the doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) in basic and clinical dental fields. These programs have a strong research orientation and require a thesis. MSD and Ph.D. programs in basic dental sciences permit the students to focus on one of the following tracks: dental materials, community dentistry, craniofacial morphology and function, oral molecular, cellular and systems biology, and oral diseases including infectious diseases. Programs are also available for those who wish to pursue a graduate degree in the clinical dental sciences concurrently with or without clinical special education of operative dentistry, prosthodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, pediatric dentistry, periodontology, orthodontics, oral and maxillofacial radiology, and oral medicine. Welcoming the challenges of the 21st century, the College of Dentistry is preparing for its transformation into a system of professional school similar to that of American dental schools in which candidates are required to obtain a bachelor’s degree before application. The Dental College employing the new system began in 2003 and the new system has been in full operation since 2005. Eventually, graduate studies in dentistry will also adopt a new curricular system and academic degree to meet the need of higher professional expertise in clinical fields and advanced studies in basic dental sciences.

Courses Biostatistics, Thesis Writing, Research Methodology, Dental Caries Research, Bone and Bone Metabolism, Oral Health Administration and Education, Protein Chemistry, Pain, and Current Topics in Anatomy, Pathology, Physiology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Preventive Dentistry, Dental Materials, Operative Dentistry, Prosthodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Periodontology, Orthodontics, Pediatric Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, and Oral Medicine.

Faculty Joon-Bong Park, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 1986, Professor, Periodontology, [email protected] Yi-Hyung Woo, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 1988, Professor, Prosthodontics, [email protected] Jung-Pyo Hong, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 1985, Professor, Oral Medicine, [email protected] Dong-Mok Ryu, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 1989, Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, [email protected] Je-Won Shin, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 1988, Professor, Oral Anatomy, [email protected] Ho-Nam Lim, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 1989, Professor, Dental Materials, [email protected] Hyung-Chan Kim, Ph.D. Seoul National University, 1989, Professor, Oral Physiology, [email protected] Young-Guk Park, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 1990, Professor, Orthodontics, [email protected] Jin-Yong Lee, Ph.D. State University of New York at Buffalo, 1994, Professor, Oral Microbiology, [email protected] Sung-Bok Lee, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 1993, Professor, Prosthodontics, [email protected] Eui-Hwan Hwang, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 1993, Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, [email protected] Sung-Jin Kim, Ph.D. University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1992, Professor, Dental Pharmacology, [email protected] Jeong-Hee Kim, Ph.D. University of California at Los Angeles, 1992, Professor, Oral Biochemistry, [email protected] Baek-Soo Lee, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 1994, Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, [email protected] Yeek Herr, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 1995, Professor, Periodontology, [email protected] Kwang-Chul Kim, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 1989, Professor, Pediatric Dentistry, [email protected] Kung-Rock Kwon, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 1995, Professor, Prosthodontics, [email protected] Kyoung-Kyu Choi, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 1997, Professor, Conservative Dentistry, [email protected] Yang-Hyun Chun, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 1998, Professor, Oral Medicine, [email protected] Eun-Cheol Kim, Ph.D. Wonkwang University, 1996, Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, [email protected] Hyeong-Seob Kim, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2000, Professor, Prosthodontics, [email protected] Sang-Hyuk Park, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2003, Professor, Conservative Dentistry, [email protected] Hyeon-Woo Lee, Ph.D. University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1996, Professor, Dental Pharmacology, hyeonwoo@khu. ac.kr Yu-Jin Jee, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2003, Associate Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, [email protected] Yong-Suk Choi, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2004, Associate Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, omrcys@ khu.ac.kr Seong-Hun Kim, Ph.D. Seoul University, 2009, Associate Professor, Orthodontics, [email protected] Jong-Hyuk Chung, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2005, Associate Professor, Periodontology, [email protected] Young-Dae Kwon, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2006, Associate Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, kwony@ khu.ac.kr Yong-Duk Park, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2004, Associate Professor, Preventive Dentistry, [email protected] Sung-Chul Choi, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2007, Associate Professor, Pediatric Dentistry, [email protected] Suk-Won Lee, Ph.D. Yon Sei University, 2007, Associate Professor, Prosthodontics, [email protected] Q-Schick Auh, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2004, Associate Processor, Oral Medicine, [email protected] Il-Keun Kwon, Ph.D. Kyushu University, 2004, Associate Professor, Oral Biology, [email protected] Ah-Ran Pae, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2008, Associate Professor, Prosthodontics, [email protected] Sang-Cheon Lee, Ph.D. Inha University, 2001, Associate Professor, Materials Chemistry, [email protected] Seung-Yun Shin, Ph.D, Seoul University, 2004, Associate Professor, Periodontology, [email protected] Seong-Suk Jue, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 1997, Assistant Professor, Oral Anatomy, [email protected] Su-Jung Kim, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2007, Assistant Professor, Orthodontics, [email protected] Yu-Shik Hwang, Ph.D. Imperial College London, 2008, Assistant Professor, Stem Cell Bioengineering, yshwang@khu. ac.kr Deok-Won Lee, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2009, Assistant Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ,verycutebear@ hanmail.net Byeong-Jun Choi, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2009, Assistant Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, sjnb2@khu. ac.kr Sun-Young Kim, PhD. Seoul University, 2009, Assistant Professor, Conservative Dentistry, [email protected] Ki-Ho Park, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2009, Assistant Professor, Orthodontics, [email protected] Yoon-Goo Kang, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2008, Assistant Professor, Orthodontics, [email protected] Seung-Il Shin, Ph.D, Kyung Hee University, 2009, Assistant Professor, Periodontology, [email protected] Kyung-Lhi Kang, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2009, Assistant Professor, Periodontology, [email protected] Jung-Sun Heo, Chonnam National University, 2007, Assistant Professor, Stem Cell Biology, [email protected] Kyu-Tae Kim, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2008, Assistant Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, latinum. [email protected] Soojung Lee, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 1991, Assistant Professor, Oral Physiology, [email protected] Joungmok Kim, Hanyang University, 2002, Assistant Professor, Oral Biochemistry, [email protected] Duck-su Kim, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2010, Assistant Professor, Conservative Dentistry, [email protected] Sujin Ahn, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2006, Assistant Professor, Prosthodontics, [email protected] Jae Hyung Lee, Ph.D. Iowa State University, 2007, Assistant Professor, Maxillofacial Biomedical Engineering, jaehlee@ khu.ac.kr Seok Woo Chang, Ph.D. Seoul University, 2010, Assistant Professor, Conservative Dentistry, [email protected] Dae-Hyun Roh, Seoul University, 2009, Assistant Professor, Oral Physiology, [email protected] Ji-Hoi Moon, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2011, Assistant Professor, Maxillofacial Biomedical Engineering, Ji-Hoi Moon, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2011, Assistant Professor, Maxillofacial Biomedical Engineering, [email protected] Joo-Young Ohe, Ph.D. Kyung Hee University, 2012, Assistant Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, ojyoung81@ khu.ac.kr Hyo-Won Ahn, Ph.D. Seoul University, 2012, Assistant Professor, Orthodontics, [email protected] Kwantae Noh, Ph D. Kyung Hee University, 2012, Assistant Professor, Prosthodontics, [email protected] Jung-Woo Lee, Ph D, Kyung Hee University, 2011, Assistant Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, omsace@khu. ac.kr Jae-Beum Bang, Ph D, YoungNam University, 2010,Assistant Professor, Dental Education, [email protected] Soo-Kyung Kang, Ph D, Kyung Hee University, 2010, Assistant Professor, Oral Medicine, [email protected] Young-Ah Cho,PhD,Seoul National University, 2013, Assistant Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, [email protected] Janghyun Paek, Ph D, kyung Hee University, 2013, Assistant Professor, Prosthodontics, [email protected]

Laboratories ■ Testing & Development Center for Dental Materials E-mail : [email protected] Director : Professor Ho-Nam Lim ([email protected]) The Testing & Development Center for Dental Materials was founded in January 17, 2000 to perform the laboratory testing of dental materials defined in medical devices established by national laws in May of 2005, and the research and development of dental materials for domestic manufacture systems. The Center is registered at KFDA as one of the representative facilities of testing dental materials with accepted quality assurance, and was designated by the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS), Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) as a managing organization representing Korea in world business related in ISO TC 106 (lnternational Standardization Organization, Technical Committee 106 for Dental Materials) from 1999 until 2004. The Center is divided into the administrative department, the testing department, and the developmental department, and is equipped with approximately 50 testing instruments and 18 specialized staff. The Center has a partnership system implemented with other testing facilities for high-priced testing equipment with equivalent quality manual. The Center conducts testing & evaluation, research & development, and the standardization of all dental materials including dental equipment. The Center's additional responsibilities include research financing, training of specialized researchers, publication of journals, international academic communications, linked research between basic & applied sciences, partnerships for testing facilities, venture business, internet homepage management, seminars, etc. The Center strives to become a world-renowned testing center through the accumulation of fine and standardized technology for experiments, and the development of manufacturing procedures for dental materials through systematic research. The Center has a goal of becoming globalized via academic and scientific services for society, in accordance with the University's vision of global eminence. ■ LaboratoriesinAssociationwiththeInstituteofOralBiology E-mail: [email protected] Director: Professor Hyeon-Woo Lee ([email protected]) As industrial development progresses, the need for better oral health increases. The Institute of Oral Biology was established to meet the needs of the public. The function of the institute is to support inter-departmental research teamwork, design a new research system, and to plan and conduct institutional projects. The institute contributes to the development of dental science and the dental industry. The Institute of Oral Biology is composed of 16 departmental laboratories of the School of Dentistry. Research objectives of the laboratories include craniofacial development and regeneration of oral tissue, bone and bone metabolic disease, oral cancer and carcinogenesis, biologic effect of irradiation, neuroscience and biology of pain, stress, electrophysiology, food-based vaccine against infectious diseases, implant biology, evaluation and the development of dental materials and oral hygienic aids. ■ Research Center for Tooth and Periodontal Tissue Regeneration Director : Eun-Cheol Kim, D.D.S., Ph.D. ([email protected]) Department of Maxillofacial Tissue Regeneration, Kyung Hee University School of Dentistry Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea Tel: +82-2-961-0746, Fax: +82-2-960-1457 Specific Aim of the Center Research Project The goal of the research center is to search the mechanism of damage and destruction of tooth and periodontal tissue, to secure a fundamental technology for tooth and periodontal tissue regeneration via the discovery and evaluation of regenerative lead-compounds and materials using target genes, natural compounds, and tissue engineering. Furthermore, our research center is designed to nurture basic research scientists with training in dentistry, contributing to the globalization of dental medicine. Major Research Areas 1) Research for dental and periodontal tissue injury control: basic study for tooth and periodontal tissue injury and destruction, and the development of technique on blocking of dental and periodontal tissue injury a. Pathophysiologic mechanism for injury and destruction of dental and periodontal tissue b. Screening and development of natural products and gene targeting for blocking dental and periodontal tissue injury and destruction c. Preclinical study of leading materials and target molecules for blocking dental and periodontal tissue injury d. Establishment of mechanisms and development of immune vaccine for tooth and periodontal pathogen derived antigen proteins 2) Research for dental and periodontal tissue regeneration: securement of advanced bone regenerative technology by development of technique on promotion of tooth and periodontal tissue regeneration a. Screening of new factors for regeneration mechanism in tooth & periodontal tissue b. Development of new periodontal tissue regeneration materials c. Development of nano-complex containing bone regenerative factors